Refer to the Table

question 187

Multiple Choice

Refer to the table. The table shows five lineages of flies and provides some information on the areas that they have colonized and other notes on their biology.Which of the following is most likely?

• A) The potential for lineage A to undergo an adaptive radiation is limited mostly because this lineage is found only on a single island.
• B) The potential for lineage A to undergo an adaptive radiation is limited mostly because the diversity of niches present on its island is high.
• C) The potential for lineage A to undergo an adaptive radiation is very high.
• D) Lineage B should have a high potential to undergo an adaptive radiation because it has evolved to be a specialist, feeding at twilight.
• E) Lineage C is unlikely to undergo an adaptive radiation, owing to the large number of potential niches it could fill.

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